Efteling
1952 - Fairytale Forest (Dutch: Sprookjesbos; Anton Pieck, Peter Reijnders, Ton van de Ven, Henny Knoet, Michel den Dulk, Karel Willemen and Pim-Martijn Sanders)
1954 - Children's Railway (Dutch: Kinderspoor), (pedal trains, Anton Pieck and Peter Reijnders)
1954 - Anton Pieck Square (Dutch: Anton Pieckplein), (square with nostalgic rides, Anton Pieck and Michel den Dulk)
1956 - Stoomcarrousel (carousel, bought from L. Janvier)
1969 - Stoomtrein (a 600 mm (1 ft 11 ⁄8 in) narrow-gauge heritage railway)
1971 - Diorama (Model railway/ Diorama, Anton Pieck)
1978 - Haunted Castle (Dutch: Spookslot) (haunted attraction, Ton van de Ven and Anton Pieck)
1981 - Python (double loop corkscrew roller coaster, Vekoma) (original demolished in 2018, replaced by a replica 3 months later)
1981 - Gondoletta (tow boat ride, Ton van de Ven)
1982 - Half Moon (Dutch: Halve Maen) (ship swing, Ton van de Ven)
1983 - Piraña (river rafting ride, Ton van de Ven)
1984 - Carnival Festival (dark ride, Geesink)
1984 - Polka Marina (a combination of a carousel and a minirollercoaster, Ton van de Ven)
1984 - Tin Lizzies (Dutch: De Oude Tuffer) (car ride, Ton van de Ven)
1986 - Fata Morgana (dark, tow boat ride, Ton van de Ven)
1987 - Pagode (observation tower, Ton van de Ven)
1988 - Monsieur Cannibale (teacups ride, Henny Knoet)
1990 - The People of Laaf (Dutch: Volk van Laaf) (Ton van de Ven)
1993 - Dreamflight (Dutch: Droomvlucht) (dark ride, Ton van de Ven)
1996 - The House of the Five Senses (Dutch: Het huis van de 5 zintuigen) (park entrance, Ton van de Ven)
1996 - Villa Volta (madhouse, Ton van de Ven)
1998 - Bird Rok (Dutch: Vogel Rok) (enclosed roller coaster, Ton van de Ven)
2002 - PandaVision (Dutch: Pandadroom) (a 4-D film cinema, Van Doorn and associates)
2007 - The Flying Dutchman (Dutch: De Vliegende Hollander) (water coaster / dark ride, Karel Willemen)
2010 - George and the Dragon (Dutch: Joris en de Draak) (wooden racing coaster, Karel Willemen)
2011 - Ravelin (Dutch: Raveleijn) (theatre, Sander de Bruijn)
2012 - Aquanura (Musical Fountain, WET)
2015 - Baron 1898 (dive coaster Bolliger & Mabillard, Sander de Bruijn)
2017 - Symbolica (dark ride, ETF Ride Systems/Sander de Bruijn and others)
2020 - Max & Moritz (double roller coaster, Mack Rides)
In 1950, Efteling Nature Park Foundation (Stichting Natuurpark de Efteling) was founded by the mayor of Loon op Zand, R.J. van der Heijden, filmmaker Peter Reijnders, and designer artist Anton Pieck (1895-1987). The foundation was named after the 16th-century farm Ersteling.
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